Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the students are able to:
• draw up a business plan based on a business idea.
• make business-related calculations.
• assess the competitiveness and the resources of a starting company and define the future clientele.
• acknowledge the risks and seek preparatory funding.

Content

Business forms. Business analyses. Business goals. Operating environments of clothing business. Strategies and development plans. Market research. Profitability calculations. Funding and finances. Taxation.

Location and time

Hämeenkatu 135D, Helsinki

on Tuesdays 22.10 - 17.12 (excl. 12.11)
classroom teaching between 9 a.m. - 3.30 p.m.

Materials

to be published during the course

Teaching methods

classroom lecturing
possible visits to the companies and visits of the external lecturers

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

5 cr = 135 working hours
44 hours classroom work
60 hours for weekly and course assignment work
31 hours for independent studies

Content scheduling

to be informed during the first classroom session

Further information

the course assignment will be to establish own company (imaginary) - the assignment is possible to accomplish also with the classmate

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students have successfully reached the goals of the course. They have successfully completed the set assignments applying learned information.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students have reached the goals of the course to an excellent degree. They have completed the set assignments applying learned information with distinction.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.

Assessment methods and criteria

Weekly assignments 40%
Course assignment 60%

Prerequisites

Competencies corresponding to the goals of the following Fashion and Clothing modules:
Business and Trends.